" Lord E-Edous. D-did something happen?", Zain managed to ask trembling from the sight of furious Edous. The sight wasn't a rare one but definitely not a good one either.
Edous locked the door behind him and leaned over. Zain didn't understand what was going on as he was picked up from the ground in a bridal posture. "Lord?" Edous walked across the room and threw Zain on the bed.
"Are you mad? D-Did I do something?" Zain managed to say, still trembling. He was scared. He had seen Edous being furious many times but he had never acted this way. He had no idea what to do.
Edous climbed over him and caged him within his huge body. "Did you talk to Princess Ivana?", He asked in a low voice sending shivers down Zain's spine.
"What?"
"I asked. Did you talk to her?!", Edous shouted this time startling the little figure beneath him.
"Y-yes.", Zain answered honestly.
Edous chuckled, "So you did flirt with her."
"Flirt? No-" Zain's both wrists were grabbed so tightly that it hurt him and pushed down above his head. He looked up at Edous in fear tears building up.
"Were you so desperate that you had to flirt with another women? Then let me just fill it up for you." Edous closed in the gap and took Zain's lips by force. Slipping in his tongue while Zain gasped for air it turned deep but so rough that Zain couldn't accept it. Tears started flowing out as he wished it to stop.
Edous started kissing lower, down his cheeks, jaw, neck, like he was devouring him.
"Edous. Stop...", Zain plead but in vain. He lifted up his shirt and started kissing his body, liking them and sucked on them. It was as if he lost control of his mind. So rough yet so passionate. Everything was a blur to Zain as he couldn't keep up with the heat.
The taste of the man beneath him was too sweet for Edous. He wanted to eat all of it. All of him. Every single part of him. The very scent of the man was driving him crazy. The pleasure was taking over his anger.
Edous halted as he heard soft hiccups. He looked up at trembling man as tears flowed out his red eyes. 'Zain. What have I done?', he thought as he slowly let go off his grip on his wrists.
"I-I didn't mean to-"
"You Idiot!" Zain cried out loud. Kicking Edous on the abdomen, almost making his fall of the bed, he escaped away to the room next door.
Even though he knew he couldn't lock it from his side he still had to run away. He shut the door close and slide down immediately leaning to it. This was all wrong. He didn't want to go through this. He didn't want to anger Edous. He didn't want to be forced by Edous. He didn't want to be done by Edous at any cost. He needed to stay away from him. As far as possible. This was the worst. He felt his face heat up as he covered them with his palm.
'What do I do? I'm so happy.'
Edous sat up and stared blankly at the door recalling what just happened. He didn't know what to do. Zain's tears were always the end of him but the anger he felt from knowing what he did was just as strong.
What was really going on here. Why is it that he is the one who was feeling guilty all over? Taking a deep breath, he stood up and walked to the door. He pushed it by the handle but to his surprise it was stuck. He couldn't push it open. He started pushing aggressively and called Zain's name.
"Zain!" Open the door! Zain!"
"No!" Zain replied firmly. "I don't want to see your face!"
Edous paused. He sighed again before letting go off the handle. He backed away a step before answering, "Okay. Good night."
Zain didn't reply but instead kept staring at the chair that he used to block the door. 'How am I suppose to have a good night now.' He thought slowing lying down at the bed with his eyes fixed at the chair.
Edous tried to adjust to the lights peeping through the window as he woke up. The sounds around him made him sit up real quick, "Zai-"
The startled maid almost slipped the tray from her hand before she balanced herself. "Phew, that was close." She said underneath her breath before placing the breakfast on the table carefully.
"Good Morning, Lord Edous. I have brought your breakfast.", She greeted bowing down. "The bath is also ready. What would you like to have first?"
Edous didn't bother answering, instead, "Why are you working? Where's Zain?"
Linda; he knew this maid very well since she was always beside Queen. What was she doing here?
"Oh,", the maid wasn't surprised the slightest bit. She had been working here for 10 years now and was used to how obsessed Edous is with Zian. "Lord, Queen had called for Master Zain a while ago and he was requested to be present at her quarter as soon as possible."
Edous was already out of the bed by the time she was done explaining. He headed right for the door.
"Lord, are you heading out now? What about breakfast and bath?"
"I'll have that later?"
"Are you sure? I'll be in trouble.", her tone softened, "Master Zain went his way to make your favourite food so early in the morning.", Edous paused, "He even requested me to not let you out of the room until you had them. But what can I do? A low maid like me can't stop a lord from going out. This would probably get cold I better throw this-." She slowly started picking up the tray.
"Keep it." Edous turned around.
'Success.' Zain knew he could trust her.
"I'll have the breakfast." Edous shamelessly walked back inside.
"Yes, please have a seat."
"You are starting to sound like my mother these days."
Linda just giggled, "Really? Well, that's an honour to be compared to Queen by Lord Edous." She said pouring the tea on the cup.
"Will you stop that." Edous knew exactly what she was doing. "You're getting too old for this."
"Old? How can you say that, Lord. I'm still 27!"
"And that's not old?"
"That's rude, my Lord." Linda stomped pouting.
Edous ignored and kept munching on his breakfast.
and was used to how obsessed Edous is with Zian. "Lord, Queen had called for Master Zain a while ago and he was requested to be present at her quarter as soon as possible."
Edous was already out of the bed by the time she was done explaining. He headed right for the door.
"Lord, are you heading out now? What about breakfast and bath?"
"I'll have that later?"
"Are you sure? I'll be in trouble.", her tone softened, "Master Zain worked so hard to make your favourite food so early in the morning.", Edous paused, "He even requested me to not let you out of the room until you had them. But what can I do? A low maid like me can't stop a lord from going out, can I. The food will probably get cold I better throw this away even though I feel bad for poor Zain-." She slowly started picking up the tray.
"Keep it." Edous turned around.
'Success.' Zain knew he could trust her.
"I'll have the breakfast." Edous shamelessly walked back inside.
"Yes, please have a seat."
"You are starting to sound like my mother these days."
Linda just giggled, "Really? Well, that's an honour to be compared to Queen by Lord Edous." She said pouring the tea in the cup.
"Will you stop that." Edous knew exactly what she was doing. "You're getting too old for this."
"Old? How can you say that, Lord. I'm still 27!"
"And that's not old?"
"That's rude, my Lord." Linda stomped pouting.
Edous ignored it and kept munching on his breakfast. She was as playful as ever. probably the only maid in the whole palace who could talk so casually with him.
Zain barely had any sleep last night and was thankful Edous didn't wake up while he was working this morning. He walked up to Queens office which was actually a greenhouse so she could spend more time with the nature.
He already knew what he was called for. He opened the door without bothering to knock knowing she already heard him approaching.
"That was quick." Shera, Queen of Victorio Kingdom turned around from the window that held the most beautiful view of the palace garden. The morning sunlight kissed her skin so softly as she held a smile that could calm the whole universe. She was just like a goddess illuminating the world with her grace.
"I was already done with my work when Madam Linda called for me.", Zain replied admitting all the thoughts.
"Great Great. Take a seat." She pointed at the circular table near the fountain, while approaching it herself.
Zain took the seat closest to him while Shera sat right across leaned forward and held her face in her palms. Her eyes were sparkling with excitement. It was not a new sight for Zain and he knew all too well about the reason.
"So.." she stared intensely, "How was it? Your stay outside the palace?"
Shera was like a mother to Zain. She has watched over him just like her other sons and held him dear like no other. He had only ever felt love and adoration from her. It was truly a magical feeling. He could never pay for everything she had done for him and would always be grateful to her. BUT!
When it comes to curiosity and knowledge, she was a scary being. She was always curious about everything like a cat and she being someone with a great photogenic memory only fuel to her interest. It felt like she knew everything about every single person in the palace and also a lot about the world.
It was obvious that she would ask Zain of his experience and knowledge about the outside world because this was few of the things she couldn't collect knowledge of herself; Experience.
She had a fragile and sensitive body which was prone to illness. She barely ever left the Palace so it was a place she knew like the back of her palm. Except for Edous and Carlo, she was the first to know that Zain has entered the palace and of course where he was.
Zain just smiled at her excited expression before starting about his experience.
That is starting from how he ran away at the first place.